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Seneca College
Open educational resources (OERs) are teaching, learning, and research materials residing in the public domain or licensed to allow free use or repurposing.Durham College
Halfway through a semester, the website offering key content for a course on HTML, the language designed to represent webpages, went down, leaving professors at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, with the challenge of finding replacement course material.University of Ottawa
To be successful, students have to know what and how to learn, as well as how to manage course and life demands. Dr. Alison Flynn, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, recognized a need for a resource to help students... Learn more about Developing and Integrating an Open Educational Resource to Equip Students for Better Learning at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaUniversity of Ottawa
It is no secret students struggle to learn organic chemistry, including complex nomenclature, symbolism, and core concepts. Recognizing a lack of open educational resources to help students interactively learn and practice organic chemistry concepts online, especially in French, Alison Flynn,... Learn more about Developing Open Educational Resources in French and English for Students of Organic Chemistry at the University of Ottawa, CanadaAlgonquin College
The initial steps Algonquin College in Ottawa took to become a Digital College are outlined in Digital College – Organizational change for enhanced student learning and engagement in Contact North | Contact Nord’s Pockets of Innovation Series. The Series also highlights Algonquin’s 2013 launch of... Learn more about Moving Ahead with the Digital CollegeSeneca College
Having been a long-time fan of technology, Bhupesh Shah, a Professor in the School of Marketing at Seneca College in Toronto, was intrigued when a group of students asked him if he was on Facebook. He had dismissed Facebook as a tool for kids, but on closer examination, realized it could be an... Learn more about Integrating Facebook and Twitter
